“Slow science” concept: first insights of perceptions and suggestions in an oceanography laboratory

In the attempt to look back on our practices and to plan their evolution, a debate has been conducted in our lab to share the different perceptions about the “slow-science” concept. This debate surprisingly gathered more curiosity than expected and all profiles of scientists were represented from the BSc, PhD students and engineers to emeritus researchers. Suggestions have been made for future practices that would increase the quality of the scientific results and knowledge as well as better working conditions while reducing green gas emission. A generational inequity was pointed out to initiate the changes: early-career researchers are selected based on project-and-paper-productive metric, while established researchers have positions of influence throughout institutions. Although such changes would need institutional decisions and technical innovation for lowering the measurement’ impact, many suggestions are already feasible through hindsight and self-discipline.